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New England Aquarium aerial surveys recorded three blue whales over two days off southern New England, including two about 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard; researchers said such sightings are uncommon for this population.
Conan O'Brien told the IMO podcast that learning to "roll with it" and to reset for new opportunities helped him recover from repeated career setbacks, and he said both preparation and luck played roles in his long career.
Juju Reese scored 18 points and collected 20 rebounds in the Washington Wizards' 122-112 loss to the Utah Jazz; it was his third NBA regular-season game and the most rebounds by a Wizards rookie since 1993.
The U.N. political chief told the Security Council that demand for critical minerals used in technologies could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, citing U.N. reports. She noted that trade in raw and semi-processed minerals reached about $2.5 trillion in 2023, more than 10% of global trade.